A bill (S.171) that has been pre-filed in the South Carolina Senate would make certain state colleges pay their student basketball and football players if the bill becomes law. The bill was proposed December 3 by...

Four death row inmates filed a complaint on Wednesday challenging Substitute House Bill 663 , a measure providing for the confidentiality of entities involved in the manufacture of drugs for use in capital punishment by lethal injection,...

The Obama Administration announced on Wednesday that it plans to expedite the closing of Guantanamo Bay . Over the next six months the administration plans to transfer 64 detainees. President Obama has been in contact...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced a plan to end the practice of indefinitely banning men who have ever engaged in sexual acts with other men from donating blood. "With greater knowledge of...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruled Monday that Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol protocol is constitutional. The ruling has effectively allowed the state to continue with...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court decision that the Woman's Right to Know Act, which requires physicians to display and describe ultrasound images to women seeking...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Saturday announced the repatriation of four Guantanamo Bay detainees to Afghanistan. The prisoners, Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani and Mohammed Zahir, were released after a review...

US President Barack Obama signed the annual federal defense policy bill into law Friday but expressed dissatisfaction over provisions that limit the his ability to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. HR 3979 authorizes...

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accusing the group of failing to comply with a court order to strengthen storm drain pollution regulation. The National Resources Defense...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday ruled that a law prohibiting individuals who have been committed to a mental institution for any amount of time from possessing a firearm is...